aug 19, 1894 - Wilson-Gorman Tariff
(Aug 1894)
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Cleveland embarrassed by Wilson-Gorman Tariff (1894); Dems pledged to lower tariffs but by time tariff bill made it thru Congress, was loaded w/ special-interest protection that it didn’t have effect on McKinley Tariff rates;
was ineffective repeal of McKinley tariff, imposed 2% income tax over $4k
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